Verse
B E
Ah this boomtown’s got me down, I don’t know why I came,
B G#m C#m F#
It must’ve been the money, though it works out just the same.
E G#m E G#m
No matter how much I make I spend as fast as I can make it!
E B F# B
And if I could afford a plane trip out tomorrow, I’d take it.
[Verse 2]
B E
I wish I had the money back I spent on dope and beer,
B G#m C#m F#
Though God knows it’s the only thing made it worth staying here.
E G#m E G#m
But more than the money I wish I had the time I let
E B F# B
Slip by me now, there’s more than one way to get into to debt.
[Verse 3]
B E
And they say that time is money but I think it’s more than that.
B G#m C#m F#
I’ll always have my pay cheque, but I’ll never get my time back.
E G#m E G#m
So it’s time and a half, or double time, but I think it’s a crime
E B F# B
And sometimes I think they’re paying me for wasting my time
[Chorus]
B E
It’s spring on the island, the ice is in the bay.
B G#m C#m F#
And the weather getting warmer now, soon be drifting away.
E G#m E G#m
The boys are out troutin’, Oh they’re going on a tear!
E B F# B
It’s spring on the island and I wish I was there.